Author: Michael Williams
Date: 22:34:12 04/30/02
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On April 30, 2002 at 18:01:21, Torstein Hall wrote: >On April 30, 2002 at 17:52:01, Ed Schröder wrote: > >>On April 30, 2002 at 16:31:01, Peter McKenzie wrote: >> >>>This isn't a copyright issue, its not even a legal issue in the traditional >>>sense. It is about the rules for a particular competition, namely the ICCA >>>World Computer Chess Championship. If the rules say that you can't use someone >>>elses book in the tournament (and its not even clear that they do say this), >>>then you can't use someone elses book regardless of what copyright says. >> >>You have understood the problem, you are not going to fight your own opening >>book in world championship event. >> >>Ed > >Of course I understand your frustration, but...... > >In normal chess at the highest level the GM's are saving their best opening >innovations to important events. When one player has made the move it is common >knowledge, and everyone is free to use it. So at least if Rebel has played the >opening sequence in one game, I think it is fair to copy that part at least! > >And if a player makes his moves public, say in a opening book, a human book >about openings that is :-), of course everyone must be free to use his moves as >well. And in one way, that is what you have done when selling the program with >a opening book! > >Torstein Good observation, however, in a court, the purpose (a programmer, not an elemental end-user) and the means of acquiring the information wholesale are germaine to the issue of infringement. >> >>>Of course ICCA can't send you to jail if you break their rules :-) But they can >>>chuck you out of their tournament.
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